• 1046th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 13 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zāo (zao1)to meet by chance (usually with misfortune) • classifier for events: time, turn, incident

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zāo (zao1)The component is pronounced as 'cáo' (cao2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zāo (zao1)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

惨遭 (慘遭)
遭遇 
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  • 238th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 100 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shòu (shou4)to receive • to accept • to suffer • subjected to • to bear • to stand • pleasant • (passive marker)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shòu (shou4)The component is pronounced as 'yòu' (you4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

享受 
 
感受 
接受 
难受 (難受)

Medium Frequency

备受 (備受)
受伤 (受傷)
受到 
受够 (受夠)
受益 
受罪 
受苦 
好受 
忍受 
承受 
遭受 
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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